Heinrich "Henry" Hoffman

1854 - 1902  (48 years)

• Name	Heinrich "Henry" Hoffman
  Born	24 Jan 1854	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christened	2 Apr 1854	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Haffman
  Name	Henry Hoffman
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lot 11 Con. Wellesley Township
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farm Labourer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81372
  Died	28 Jan 1902	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Buried	Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I81372	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Hoffman,   b. 25 Jun 1824, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 15 Jan 1908, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Regina Hill,   b. CALC 8 Nov 1830, , Germany ,   d. 24 Nov 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F233824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DROPPED DEAD Henry Hoffman, of Wellesley, Called Without a Moment's Warning. Mr. Henry Hoffman, a well known and highly respected farmer, aged 48 years, whose home is on the section line about three miles north of this village, received a terribly swift summons to enter the unknown world, at noon on Monday last. He had been assisting his brother, Jacob, and Mr. Winkler, of Bamberg, to adjust a new pump in the well, and the three men walked to the house, a few rods away, for dinner. Deceased entered the woodshed and passed on to the kitchen, and was opening the door when he suddenly dropped forward onto the kitchen floor and instantly expired. The other two men entered by another door, having carried the tools from the pump. Jacob sprang to his brother's aid the moment he fell but the vital spark had already fled. Henry had just entered his forty-ninth year and was unmarried. He was always considered a healthy man except for a dyspeptic trouble which has been bothering him for some years. On this account he went to Parry Sound for a few months last fall, and since his return has always taken his share of work on the farm until last Friday when a severe cold confined him to the house for a day or two. He was well known in the village, and the dreadful news of his death came as a shock here. The funeral will take place at 1.30 tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. After a service at the house the remains are to be interred in Rush's cemetery, across the road from the Hoffman family homestead. Wellesley Maple Leaf, January 30, 1902 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-4 Page 3. [S22] Vit - ON, Perth - Perth County Baptism, Marriage & Burial Register 1852 - 1859, by Rev.'d F. W. Tuerk Minister of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Ellice pg 49-54. bapt. 2 Apr 1854, Henry b. 24 Jan 1854, son of John and Regine Hoffmann, of Wilmot, Tailor [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 25. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 5 Page 22. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Dropped Dead - January 30, 1902. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 2 Page 29. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. [Right] Henry Hoffman/ Died/ Jan. 28, 1902/ Aged 48 yrs. 4 ds./ Hoffman [Left] Regina Hill/ Wife of/ John Hoffman/ Died/ Nov. 24, 1898/ Aged 68 yrs. 16 ds./ We cannot tell who next may fall/ Beneath thy chastening rod/ One must be first but let us all/ Prepare to meet our God/ John Hoffman/ Died/ Jan. 15, 1908/ Aged 82 yrs. 7 ms. 6 ds.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1854 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 2 Apr 1854 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lot 11 Con. Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jan 1902 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth